NEW DELHIIndia will seek to boost

cooperation in energy,trade and people-to-peo-ple ties during PrimeMinister Narendra Modi`sAugust 16-17 UAE visitduring which he will seekto tap more investmentsinto India.Modi, who willbe the first Indian primeminister to visit theUnited Arab Emiratesafter Indira Gandhi in1981, will reach AbuDhabi on August 16 andgo to Dubai the next day.

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Not consulted on appointment ofLokayukta: BJP leader to Delhi HC

Stormy Monsoon Session comesto an end

OMG! Akshay Kumar’s leg catchesfire while shooting for Singh is Bliing P8

NEW DELHIA YouTube channel of the

Home Ministry to disseminatevarious information will belaunched here on Friday byMinister of State for HomeKiren Rijiju.

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YouTube channelof MHA to belaunched on Friday

KOHIMATwo NSCN (Khaplang) fac-

tion cadres were killed in anencounter with security forcesat Longsa village inMokokchung district ofNagaland on Wednesday, policesaid. On receiving informationabout the presence of a group of

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Two NSCN(K) cadreskilled in encounterwith security forces

NEW DELHIIranian Foreign Minister

Mohammad Javad Zarif willarrive in India on Thursday ona 20-hour visit during which hewill meet Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and ExternalAffairs Minister SushmaSwaraj.

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Iranian foreign ministerto meet Modi, Sushma

NEW DELHIThe Congress on Thursday said

it would keep asking questions onthe Lalit Modi case, and askedwhy External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj requested for aBritish travel document for the for-mer Indian Premier League chief,and not an Indian one.

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Will continue questioning inLalit Modi case: Chidambaram

NEW DELHICongress leader Mallikarjun

Kharge on Thursday accusedExternal Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj of talking aboutissues that were as old as 30 to35 years, rather than focusing onher own prevailing issue.

"Whatever Sushma Swaraj has said, she has repliedto the questions of 30-35 years back (Warren)Anderson, Bofors and other things. She has not replied

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Sushma highlighting other issuesto sideline her own case: Congress

NEW DELHI"I am not yet married and there

is no scope also." This is what56-year-old Union Minister UmaBharti quipped in the Lok Sabhaafter a slip of tongue by SpeakerSumitra Mahajan.

Mahajan, while asking Bhartito place a statement on the table

of the House, addressed her as 'Shrimati'.The Minister quickly said, "I am not yet married and

there is no scope also... There is a no vacancy boardnow." The Speaker apologised and made the correction

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I am not yet married, noscope now: Uma Bharti

NEW DELHIThe government seems set to

accomplish the target of ensur-ing separate toilets for boysand girls in all schools acrossthe country by thisIndependence Day, as was

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Govt likely to achievetarget of separatetoilets in schools

HYDERABADThe 24th Rajiv Jyoti

Sadbhavana Yatra, conductedfrom Sriperumpbudur in TamilNadu to Delhi for propagatingthe ideals of late Rajiv Gandhi,would reach the national capi-tal on August 19, its in-chargeand Telangana Congress MLCP Sudhakar Reddy said today.

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Rajiv Jyoti Sadbhavana Yatrato reach Delhi on August 19

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NEW DELHIPrime Minister

Narendra Modi onThursday lambasted theCongress for continuousdisruption in Parliament,which led to almost com-plete washout of theMonsoon Session, sayingthat the grand old partyhas become desperate.

Addressing theNational DemocraticAlliance (NDA) MPs,PM Modi equatedCongress' attitude toEmergency days.

Commenting on thestalemate in Parliamentthat led to the washout ofthe Monsoon Session, the

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MUMBAITwo bravehearts from

Udhampur in Jammu andKashmir, who captured aPakistani terrorist who heldthem hostage after attacking aBSF bus, said on Thursday thatthey were proud they could in

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Udhampur braveheartswho nabbed LeTterrorist honoured

NEWS IN BRIEF

NEW DELHIThe cases of crimes

against women report-ed in the countryjumped from a littleover 2.44 lakh in 2012to more than 3.34 lakhin 2014 while viola-tions against children,too, witnessed anincrease during thesame period,Parliament was onThursday told.

"As per the NationalCrime Records Bureaudata, a total of2,44,270, 3,09,546 and3,34,188 cases (ofcrimes against women)were reported in the

country during 2012,2013 and 2014, respec-tively, showing a risingtrend.

"Similarly, a total of38,172, 58,224 and89,594 cases werereported (in the corre-sponding three years)

under crimes againstchildren, showing arising trend," Womenand ChildDevelopment MinisterManeka Gandhi said ina written reply inRajya Sabha.

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Narendra Modi's UAE visit: Energy,trade, investment on agenda

Crimes against women, children showrising trend between 2012-14: Govt

LeT may hijackIndian plane withISI's help: IBNEW DELHI

Even as security agenciesremain on high-alert aheadof Independence Day, theIntelligence Bureau (IB)has issued an alert that theLashkar-e-Toiba is plan-ning multiple terror attacksin India in the months ofAugust and September.

IB sources told ZeeMedia that the LeT is beingactively helped byPakistan's notorious Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)to target India.

The LeT may hijack anIndian plane, the IB fears.

The Pakistan-based ter-rorist group is also working

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HAMBURGIndia has told an inter-

national tribunal that itis ready to completewithin four months thetrial of two Italianmarines accused ofkilling two Indian fish-ermen off Kerala's coastif Italy cooperates.

The offer was madebefore the InternationalTribunal on Law of theSea (ITLOS) here afterItaly dragged India to itaccusing delay in thetrial of February 15,

2012, incident in whichmarines MassimilianoLatorre and SalvatoreGirone, who were onboard ship 'EnricaLexie', allegedly killedtwo Indian fishermen.

"I have been instruct-ed to state that India isprepared to guaranteethat the decision of theSpecial Court could behanded down withinfour months from thedate on which the hear-ings open, if Italy were

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India offers to complete Italianmarines trial within four months

DUBAIAbout 50,000 Indians have registered

for Prime Minister Narendra Modi'spublic reception here during his maidenUAE visit next week, according to theorganisers of the event.

Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to

visit the UAE from August 16-17 andthe reception will be held at the DubaiInternational Stadium in Dubai SportsCity on the second day of his visit.

The website, www.Namoindubai.Ae,registered 48,000 people by last evening

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www.Namoindubai.Ae: About 50,000 Indiansregister for Modi's reception in UAE

NEW DELHIIndia on Thursday said it

was yet to get a "confirma-tion" from Islamabad onthe NSA-level talks, hourswithin Pakistan NationalSecurity Advisor SartazAziz announing that hewill travel to New Delhi onAugust 23 to hold the dia-logue.

"On NSA talks, we haveno confirmation (fromPakistan)," Spokespersonin the Ministry of External

Affairs Vikas Swarup toldreporters.

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NEW DELHITerming the delay in

rolling out of 'One RankOne Pension Scheme' forex-servicemen a danger topolitical military ethos ofthe country, four formerservice chiefs have writtenan open letter to PresidentPranab Mukherjee request-ing his intervention.

"It is with a sense of deepanguish that we are writingto draw the attention of theSupreme Commander tothe dismal spectacle of ourveteran soldiers, driven toundertake public protestsand demonstrations topress their demand for the -long overdue grant ofOROP," said the letter writ-ten by General SF

Rodrigues (Retd), AdmiralL Ramdas (Retd), AdmiralArun Prakash (Retd) andAdmiral Sureesh Mehta(Retd). They said that thedenial of OROP is merelythe last straw that hasexhausted the veterans'patience. It appears to bethe culmination of aprocess by which succes-sive Pay Commissionshave been used to whittledown the financial and pro-tocol status of the militaryover the years vis-a-vistheir civilian counterparts,the letter said. It added thatthe decline in the status ofmilitary in India "has beenorchestrated" to make it"subservient

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NEW DELHICongress vice president

Rahul Gandhi on Thursdayslammed Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and theRashtriya SwayamsevakSangh (RSS) and said he washere to protect the nationfrom them.

"I am here to protect thepeople from the RSS, fromNarendra Modi. I am here todefend this country from theRSS," Rahul said shortlyafter both House ofParliament were adjournedsine die.

"The way this country isheading, media will not beable to function," he said,

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I am here to protect this nation fromRSS, Narendra Modi: Rahul Gandhi

Yet to get confirmation from Pakabout NSA-level talks: India

Four former Service Chiefswrite to Prez on OROP

NEW DELHIAccusing the Congress

of disrupting parliamen-tary proceedings "withoutany issues", Lok Sabhaspeaker Sumitra Mahajanhas said that "democracydoes not mean you do whatyou want to".

"There were no issues.the Congress always saidthey (the ministers) shouldfirst resign and then theywill have a debate. Thisshould not have hap-pened," Mahajan said in aninterview to India TodayTV news channel.

"We are a democracy,but it does not mean youdo what you want to," shesaid.

The Lok Sabha speaker,however, said she was notin favour of punishing themembers.

Asked whether shethinks unruly membershould be punished harder,she replied in the negative.

"Punishment is not theonly way. The speaker isnot there to punish theMPs. He or she is there tofacilitate the house," she

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Democracy does not allow youto do what you want: Speaker

Modi to visitUAE's SheikhZayed MosqueNEW DELHI

Prime MinisterNarendra Modi is to visitthe Sheikh Zayed GrandMosque in Abu Dhabi onAug 17 during his visit tothe United Arab Emirates(UAE).

Modi, who is visitingthe UAE on Aug 16-17,will visit the mosque onthe second day of hisvisit, an external affairsministry spokesman said.

The mosque is thelargest in the UAE.

A large portion of the2.6 million Indians in theUAE are from Bihar andmany are Muslims.

Modi had visited a dar-gah during his visit to

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NEW DELHIIn an embarrassment to the

Congress party, a photo ofthe sheet carrying notes ofRahul Gandhi's fiery speech

in the Parliament yesterdayhas gone viral on socialmedia, making him a butt ofall jokes.The photo of the

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Congress VP Rahul Gandhi can't speak two lineswithout looking at paper, mocks social media

NEW DELHIPrime Minister

Narendra Modi said onThursday that theCongress behaviour dur-ing the monsoon session

of parliament was similarto that during theEmergency, a union min-ister said.

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Congress behaved as it didduring Emergency: PM

My UAE visit willboost people-to-peo-ple ties: PM ModiNEW DELHI

Prime MinisterNarendra Modi onThursday expressed hiscertainty that his two-dayvisit to the United Arab

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No proposal to increase IAS, IPS offi-cers retirement age: GovtNEW DELHI

There is no proposal to increase the retirement age ofIAS and IPS officers, the government said onWednesday. "There is no such proposal for enhancementof retirement age of IAS and IPS officer and to bring thesame at par with the retirement age of Judges of SupremeCourt and High Courts," Minister of State for Personnel,Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh toldRajya Sabha in a written reply.

An officer of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) andIndian Police Service (IPS) retires after attaining the ageof 60 years.

NDA marches to 'Save Democracy'NEW DELHI

MPs from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and itsallies marched here on Thursday against repeated disrup-tions in Parliament.

Senior ministers in the Narendra Modi governmenttook part in the march from Vijay Chowk to Parliamenthouse.

Earlier, Prime Minister Modi met all the MPs from theNational Democratic Alliance (NDA) and senior Cabinetmembers in Parliament.

The issues pertaining to disruptions in the house werediscussed. It is believed that the government is mulling aspecial session at the end of this month.

Alka Lamba case: DCW issues sum-mons to Delhi Police officialsNEW DELHI

Delhi Commission for Women on Thursday issuedsummons to DCP North and SHO of Kashmere Gatepolice station in connection with an attack on AamAadmi Party MLA Alka Lamba on last Sunday.

The DCW has asked both the police officials to appearbefore it on August 17, as per ANI.

Lamba suffered a minor head injury on Sunday after astone was pelted at her while she was interacting withhomeless people near Kashmere Gate during an anti-drugdrive. Teenager Jatin, who works at a sweet shop, wasarrested following Lamba's complaint.

Police said that Lamba, an MLA from Chandni Chowkconstituency, sustained simple blunt injury on her headand was discharged from hospital after being adminis-tered first aid. In her complaint to police, Lamba said thatJatin had lobbed a stone when she opposed the encroach-ment by some shopkeepers in the Kashmere Gate area.

"At the time of the attack, Lamba was outside ShivMishthan Bhandar, where Jatin works," IANS quoted DyCommissioner of Police Madhur Verma as saying.

Impounding illegally plying e-rick-shaws: Delhi govt to HC NEW DELHI

The AAP government today told the Delhi High Courtthat it is impounding all e-rickshaws which are plying inthe city on non-designated roads in violation of the rulesregulating them. Justice Manmohan was told that as perthe government's December 11, 2014, notification, e-rickshaws have been banned from plying or parking on236 roads in the city. The government said e-rickshawswhich are found running on these roads are impoundedas fining them was not a deterrent.

It also told the court that it was in the process of fram-ing a legislation to regulate e-rickshaws.

The submission was made in response to the court'squery whether e-rickshaws are permitted to ply or arethey still illegal despite the notification. The court askedthe government to place on the record its notificationbefore the next date of hearing on October 12. Accordingto the government notification, in New Delhi area e-rick-shaws have been restricted from plying on 77 roads.

It says e-rickshaws cannot also ply on 19 roads andlocations in central Delhi. Apart from central Delhi, 38roads in south Delhi and 23 in south-east have been iden-tified where such vehicles are prohibited.

Other roads where there is a ban on the battery-operat-ed vehicles are 12 roads in north Delhi, 15 in north-west,11 in north-east, 9 in east, 21 in south-west and 9 roadsin west Delhi. The central government had also notifiedthe Central Motor Vehicles (Sixteenth Amendment)Rules, 2014, which paves way for plying of 'special pur-pose battery operated vehicles'.

Delhi govt proposes free WiFi upto 1GBfor a monthNEW DELHI

Inching closer to the fulfilment of its WiFi promise, theDelhi government has proposed to provide free WiFiusage up to 1GB for a month. Ashish Khetan, vice-chair-man of Delhi Dialogue Commission, said that the gov-ernment will provide free WiFi in all government andprivate colleges within one year, as part of the first phase.

Speaking on 'Wireless Broadband Vision Forum' atFICCI Federation House here, Khetan said that in secondand third phases, public WiFi will be provided in ruralareas and unauthorised colonies respectively.

"The minimum speed of the WiFi that we are propos-ing is 1 Mbps for good user experience and each usershould get 1 GB of downloads for a month free."

"In the first phase, which should not take more thanone year to complete, free WiFi will be available in bothprivate and government colleges in Delhi," he said.

There are roughly 275 rural and urban villages whichdon't have access of Internet in the capital. "We are alsoproposing that government should not own infrastructureand the payment module should be an opex (operationalexpenditure) module based on total data consumption. Itwill ensure that government only pays according to actu-al usage," Khetan said. The DDC vice-chairman notedthat the Delhi government would like to have rights ofadvertisements of public interest campaigns and thosepromoting the policies of the government of Delhi duringthe free-usage of the service.

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NEW DELHIBJP leader Vijender

Gupta on Thursday movedthe Delhi High Court alleg-ing that the Aam AadmiParty (AAP) governmenthad not consulted him onappointing the Lokayukta(anti-corruptin ombuds-man) even though he wasthe leader of the oppositionin Delhi assembly.

Gupta has contended thatas per Delhi Lokayuktaand UpLokayukta Act,1995, the appointment pro-cedure provides that theleader of the oppositionhas to be consulted.

He has alleged that Delhigovernment's affidavit,claiming that it has initiat-ed the process of consulta-tion by submitting its sug-gestion for filling up thepost of Lokayukta to theDelhi High Court ChiefJustice, was "false andmisleading" as "no consul-tation process" has beeninitiated with him.

Gupta has made the alle-gations in an applicationseeking intervention in themain petition filed by BJPleader Sat Prakash Ranafor appointment to thevacant post of Lokayukta.

Apart from seeking tointervene in the petition, he

has also prayed for direc-tions to Delhi governmentto withdraw its affidavit, tocomply with statutory pro-visions and to start consul-tation with him.

In his application filedthrough advocate SushilKumar Pandey, Gupta has

also alleged that theprocess that Delhi govern-ment has stated to havebegun was "nothing but adelaying tactic".

Delhi government had onJuly 24 filed an affidavit inthe court stating that it hasinitiated the process toappoint Lokayukta, a postwhich has remained vacantsince November 2013.

It said that in compliancewith the statuary mandates,it has "initiated the processof consultation by submit-ting its suggestion for fill-ing in the vacant post ofLokayukta in a sealedcover, by a letter date July10, 2015, to the Delhi HighCourt Chief Justice."

"It is, therefore, mostrespectfully submitted thatthe process of appointmentof Lokayukta has been ini-tiated and is in process.The present petition maybe kindly dismissed asinfructuous," it had added.

Not consulted on appointment ofLokayukta: BJP leader to Delhi HC

NEW DELHIThe Supreme Court on

Thursday issued notice to thecentral government on a peti-tion by NGO Common Causeseeking the quashing of theappointment of CentralVigilance Commissioner(CVC) KV Chaudhary andVigilance Commissioner(VC) TM Bhasin as theirappointment was said to havebreached the principle of"institutional integrity". Thenotice has also been issued toChaudhary and Bhasin. Theapex court bench of ChiefJustice HL Dattu, Justice ArunMishra and Justice AmitavaRoy sought responses fromthe central government as well

as Chaudhary and Bhasin intwo weeks. It gave a week`stime to Common Cause to filea rejoinder if any.

The NGO`s counsel urgedthe court to direct the govern-ment to make available theminutes of the meeting where-in Chaudhary and Bhasinwere appointed the CVC andVC respectively.

He also sought the materialthat was placed before theSelection Committee relatingto Chaudhary and Bhasin.

The court asked Bhushan tomake an appropriate applica-tion for seeking these records.The PIL by the CommonCause and some others hadsought to declare the appoint-

ment of Chaudhary andBhasin as "illegal and void" asit violated the principles of"impeccable integrity" and"institutional integrity" speltout by the apex court in earli-er judgments.

Even before the appoint-ment of Chaudhary as CVC,the PIL says several represen-tations were made to PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andothers including HomeMinister Rajnath Singh,Finance Minister Arun Jaitleyand Congress leaderMalikarjun Kharge givingspecific reasons why he was"not eligible and suitable forheading this important institu-tion".

SC notice over PILon vigilance officials

Delhi govern-ment passesresolution oncircle ratesNEW DELHI

The Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) government onThursday passed a resolu-tion against Lt. GovernorNajeeb Jung's stay on cir-cle rates in the nationalcapital, a Delhi govern-ment official said.

"The resolution againstLt. Governor NajeebJung's stay on circle rateswas passed in a cabinetmeeting held today(Thursday) at the secre-tariat," the official toldIANS. On August 10, Jungwithheld his approval for anotification issued by theDelhi government on thenew circle rates, saying hewas not consulted.

NEW DELHIThe Delhi High Court

today agreed to hear indetail the appeals filed bythe victims of 1987Hashimpura massacre andthe Uttar Pradesh govern-ment against acquittal of16 policemen in the caseby a trial court, saying itrequires serious considera-tion and cannot be brushedaside. "The issue requiresserious consideration and itcannot be just brushedaside. We will hear the par-ties in detail," a benchcomprising justices SanjivKhanna and R K Gaubasaid.

After perusing therecords, the bench saidoccurrence of the incidentis not in dispute and even

the trial court had said thisin its judgement whileacquitting the policemen.

"There are three issues,first that the occurrence isnot disputed, second thatthe .303 bullets were foundwhich are primarily frompolice rifles and the thirdpoint is the truck which theFSL said it was washed.These are some of thepoints which require seri-ous consideration," thebench said to the counselof victims of massacre.

Meanwhile, NationalHuman RightsCommission (NHRC) alsofiled an intervener applica-tion seeking further inquiryinto the incident and fram-ing of guidelines for casesof custodial crimes.

"Owing to the malafidenature of investigation, thepolice as well as the CB-CID have deliberately sup-pressed and concealed cer-tain material evidences, inorder to screen the accusedProvincial ArmedConstabulary (PAC) per-sonnel and to shield themfrom punishment.

"There is reason tobelieve that, facts and doc-uments within the knowl-edge of the PAC were sup-pressed or not brought onrecord before the trialcourt," NHRC said in itsplea.

The plea further said thatgiven the "scale and gravi-ty of custodial crimes",their is urgent need forissuance of guidelines for

redressal and prevention ofsuch offences.

The court issued noticeto all 16 policemen on theNHRC's plea and soughttheir response before thenext date of hearing onOctober 20.

It also asked the victims'counsel as how can DelhiLegal Service Authority(DLSA) be made to paythe compensation to theaffected families as per thetrial court order and whatquantity of compensationcould be granted and bywhom.

Earlier, on May 29, thecourt had sought responsefrom the 16 policemen onthe appeal filed by UP gov-ernment against the trialcourt verdict.

Hashimpura massacre: Issue requiresserious consideration, HC

KARNALAmid the long-standing

feud between Delhi andHaryana over release ofwater, Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar onThursday said it is the"responsibility" of all theneighbouring states to sup-ply drinking water to thenational capital.

Speaking at a two-day'Sinchan-Chintan' camporganized by Irrigation andWater ResourcesDepartment here, Khattarsaid, "People from all partsof the country live in thenational capital, therefore,all neighboring statesshould supply water toDelhi."

Describing water as oneof the major naturalresources, the Chief

Minister said that diversi-fication of crops was nec-essary for conservation ofwater.

An official release quot-ing him said that whenHaryana came into beingin 1966, water used to be avery important issue.

Several agitations werecarried out for conserva-tion of water due to itsscarcity, Khattar said.

"With a view to conservewater in the changing sce-nario, we would have tochange the methods of irri-gation," he said.

"We would have to adoptdrip irrigation instead offlood irrigation.Information technologyshould be used to irrigatecrops keeping in view theweather," Khattar added.

All neighbouring states should supplywater to Delhi: Manohar Lal Khattar

NEW DELHIA farmers` body on

Thursday urged DelhiChief Minister ArvindKejriwal to release thepromised compensation tofarmers who suffered croploss due to unseasonalrains. "We met Kejriwaland demanded the releaseof funds to the farmers. Hehas assured us that he willdo it as soon as possible,"

Bharatiya Kisan Unionpresident Rakesh Tikaittold reporters.

"He told us that the rea-son behind the delay wasthe lack of funds with thegovernment," Tikait said.

The Aam Aadmi Partygovernment in Aprilannounced to pay farmershit by unseasonal rains inthe capital Rs.50,000 perhectare as compensation.

Arvind Kejriwal urged to paycompensation to farmers

NEW DELHIDelhi High Court on Thursday

advised Union Human ResourceDevelopment minister Smriti Irani andCongress leader Sanjay Nirupam toreach a compromise with regard to thedefamation cases they have filedagainst each other and referred the mat-ter for mediation. Justice Suresh Kaitsent the matter to the high court's medi-ation centre after both sides agreed withthe court's suggestion to sit together andsettle the dispute. The matter will betaken up by the mediation centre onAugust 25 and, if they fail to arrive at asettlement, the court would take up thematter on October 14, 2015, JusticeKait said. The court passed the orderwhile hearing the plea of Irani who hassought quashing of the summons issuedto her by a trial court on June 6, 2014,on a complaint filed by Nirupam. Shehas also sought quashing of the com-

plaint. In the present case, Nirupam, aformer Congress MP, had filed thecomplaint against Irani alleging that onDecember 20, 2012, when assemblyelection results of Gujarat wereannounced, the BJP leader had made"defamatory and scurrilous comments"against him during a TV debate "bymaking direct aspersions on the charac-ter of the complainant (Nirupam)."Nirupam had said that he had sent alegal notice to Irani through his counselon July 25 last year asking her to tenderan "unconditional public apology" forallegedly making defamatory com-ments but she did not reply to it. Earlier,Irani had filed a defamation complaintagainst Nirupam for allegedly defamingher during the same debate on the pri-vate news channel and the court hadframed charges against him for alleged-ly using derogatory and indecent lan-guage against her.

Delhi HC asks Smriti Irani and SanjayNirupam to reach compromise

NEW DELHIThe LG-appointed Anti-

Corruption Branch ChiefMK Meena on Thursdaycame out against AAPGovernment's decision toset up a Commission ofInquiry to probe into thealleged multi-crore CNGfitness scam, and said thathe "will not allow anyinterference in the ongoinginvestigation.

Senior ACB officialsclaims that the anti-graftbody has been investigat-ing the case with approvalfrom Lieutenant Governor(LG) Najeeb Jung.

"We will not allow anyinterference in the ongoinginvestigation," Meena said.

Meena had earlier thisweek sent notice to over adozen Delhi Governmentofficials including ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal'ssecretary Rajendra Kumarfor questioning in thealleged Rs 100-crore CNGfitness scam.

Earlier this week, DelhiGovernment tooannounced appointment ofthe Commission of Inquiryto be headed by a retiredDelhi High Court judge toprobe into the multi-croreCNG fitness scam, inwhich a number of offi-cials of previous SheilaDikshit government wasunder scanner.

The Commission ofInquiry will be headed byretired Delhi High Courtjudge Justice S N Agarwaland its terms of referencewill soon be announced byVigilance Minister ManishSisodia.

The AAP had accused LtGovernor Jung of trying tohush up the scam. Askedwhether Jung or formerChief Minister Dikshitwould be questioned inconnection with thealleged scam, Delhi HomeMinister Satyendar Jainsaid it would be up to theCommission to decide.

CNG fitness scam: ACB Chief comesout against AAP govt, says 'won't allow

any interference in probe'

NEW DELHIThe Supreme Court today slammed the

accused in the Uber cab rape case, sayinghe was trying to "destroy criminal justicesystem" by seeking re-examination of thevictim who has only been "embarrassedand insulted" by him in her earlier deposi-tion.

The bench headed by Justice J S Kheharcame hard on the accused while reservingverdict on two pleas of Delhi police andthe victim against a Delhi High Courtdecision allowing the accused cab driverto recall 13 prosecution witnesses, includ-ing the girl in the trial.

"You are, in a way, trying to destroy thecriminal justice system of this country.You are saying that let this person sit onour head. You are trying to say that thecriminal should be honoured and heshould get everything which he wants,"the bench, also comprising Justice AdarshKumar Goel, said.

"Don't play fool with us. We are used tocounsel. We are used with the jugglery of

words," it said at the fag end of the dayand asked the counsel for accused to showone "good" ground for recall of witnessesincluding the girl.

The bench may also lay down guidelinesas to whether an accused has right to getwitnesses recalled for re-examination in acriminal trial. Referring to trial courtrecords, the bench said, "You are askingtotally irrelevant and nonsense questionsin the cross-examination."

"So far as the occurrence of crime isconcerned, in the three days of the cross-examination, there was no relevant ques-tions were asked by you," the bench, alsocomprising Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel,said. The prosecutrix gave a "perfectanswer" to question asked about the cab'spicture taken by her and "For three daysyou only embarrassed her. You onlyinsulted her," it said.

"We feel you have all nonsense at yourhand. For three days what you did exceptto humiliate the prosecutrix who made theallegations," said.

SC raps Uber rape caseaccused for 'insulting' victim

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NEW DELHIThe dams constructed

by China in Tibet regionare unlikely to affect thewater level ofBrahmaputra river inIndia, parliament wasinformed on Thursday.

"The government hasascertained that one powergenerating unit of theZangmu hydroelectricproject (in Tibet) has beenoperationalised inNovember, 2014,"Minister for WaterResources, RiverDevelopment and GangaRejuvenation Uma Bhartisaid in reply to a questionin the Lok Sabha.

"The `Outline of the

12th Five Year Plan forNational Economic andSocial Development of thePeople`s Republic ofChina` indicates that threemore hydropower projectson the main stream of theBrahmaputra river in TibetAutonomous Region havebeen approved for imple-mentation by the Chineseauthorities," she said.

"As these projects areconsidered to be run ofriver (RoR) hydro-electricprojects, any significantchange in water level ofriver Brahmaputra is notexpected," the ministeradded.

Averring that the Indiangovernment was carefully

monitoring all develop-ments with regard toBrahmaputra river, shesaid India has conveyedits views and concerns tothe Chinese authorities.

"India has conveyed itsviews and concerns to theChinese authorities at thehighest levels. It has urgedChina to ensure that theinterests of downstreamstates are not harmed byany activities in upstreamareas," the minister stated.

Bharti also pointed outthat changes in river waterflow are a natural phe-nomenon dependent onvarious hydro-meteoro-logical and climatologicalfactors.

''China dams unlikely to affectBrahmaputra water level''

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NEW DELHIAccepting that Parliament not

being able to carry out any legisla-tive business during the monsoonsession was "frustrating", UnionFinance Minister Arun Jaitley onThursday said the central govern-ment would expose the oppositionamong the people.

"No major legislative businesscould be carried out (during themonsoon session) in that sense it`sfrustrating for the entire country,but (also) educating for the entirecountry (that the Congress and theLeft did not allow the house to

work)," Jaitley said at a press con-ference here. Criticising theCongress and the Left parties fordisrupting parliamentary businessduring the just concluded monsoon

session, the BJP leader said theopposition did not have any validreason to disrupt the house.

"This was a disruption without acause," he said, adding that theCongress never wanted power togo out of the Gandhi family`shands. Jaitley said the NDA wouldtake the issue among the people."We will send different teams ofour leaders in all 44 constituenciesof the Congress and nine of thoseLeft parties to tell people thetruth." This would be done in theentire country but specific carewould taken to cover all Congress

and Left parties` constituencies toeducate people about their disrup-tive policies, the minister said.

The teams would consist of acentral minister and four MPs,Jaitley said. Without namingCongress president Sonia Gandhi,Jaitley criticised her for marchingto the well of the Lok Sabha."Never before the supreme leaderof a mainstream party entered inthe well of the house," he said.

He also criticised Rahul Gandhi,saying he does not know the differ-ence between a parliamentaryspeech and sloganeering.

Disruptions in Parliament frustrating: Jaitley

NEW DELHISecurity agencies have warned

about a possible 26/11 style influx ofterrorists from the sea and an attackon BJP offices, asking the forces toremain alert on the occasion ofIndependence Day to thwart any suchattempt.

The Home Ministry has also cau-tioned that the terrorists might use theair route to strike using a para glidersto attack and has asked the securityforces to remain vigilant against anysuch attempt to sabotage, especiallytargeting high risk dignitaries.

The advisory said that recent terrorattack in Gurdaspur, several terrorincidents in the past including serialblasts in Patna in 2013 targeting elec-tion rally of Narendra Modi indicatedthat threat emanates from Pakistanbased terrorist groups and theirIndian affiliates like the IndianMujahideen and members of ex-SIMI to possible targets like LotusTemple, Malls in Noida, MetroStations, Red Fort and PoliticalPersonalities.

In a communication to all theforces and state police the Ministryhas cited an April 16 input suggestingthat Al Qaeda in the Indian Sub-Continent (AQIS) was activelyengaged in planning attack againstIndia at Indian Naval facilities andother unsecured waterfronts as poten-

tial target."In this regard the Southern Naval

Command in Kochi (INSVenduruthy), Western NavalCommand in Mumbai and the Navalbase in Karwar (INS Kadamba) couldbe targeted," it said adding thatGujarat may also be targeted.

The communication said an inputreceived in September last yearclaims that AQIS has been planningto target BJP offices, commercial,tourist, religious, aviation and rail-way infrastructure in various states.

"To counter threat from remotepilotless vehicles, remote controlledaircraft, para gliders and hang glid-ers, open grounds and spaces, aban-doned air strips etc allowing lift off

or launching pads for these flyingobjects need to be identified and suit-ably secured by patrolling anddeploying of security forces.

According to another uncorroborat-ed input the ISI has "plan tohijack/explode Air India flights oper-ating in Kabul-Delhi sector as theyare being used by senior Indian offi-cials."

The forces guarding the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bangla border, SSBand BSF respectively, have also beenasked to remain on high alert follow-ing intelligence input that terroristsmight also use these routes to infil-trate in the country to create distur-bance on 69th Independence Day,official sources said.

Independence Day: Security agencieswarn against attack on BJP officesNEW DELHI

The Monsoon Session ofParliament, which was avirtual washout, came toan end on Thursday, cap-ping the stormy develop-ments it witnessed duringthe entire four weeks sinceit began on July 21.

The Lalit Modi contro-versy and Vyapam scam ofMadhya Pradesh dominat-ed the session, resulting inparalysis of both LokSabha and Rajya Sabhaand provoking SpeakerSumitra Mahajan to sus-pend 25 of the 44 Congressmembers for five days.

The Speaker's actionmade several oppositionparties join hands withCongress and they collec-tively boycotted the LowerHouse of Parliament forfive days to show solidari-ty with the suspendedMPs.

Rajya Sabha was a com-plete washout while LokSabha managed to workduring Question Houramid din for a number ofdays and saw some legisla-tive business in theabsence of boycottingopposition parties.

The proceedings in boththe Houses were drownedduring the entire session in

slogan-shouting byCongress members whowere pressing for resigna-tion of External AffairsMinister Sushma Swarajand Rajasthan ChiefMinister Vasundhara Rajeover Lalit Modi controver-sy and ouster of MadhyaPradesh Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhanover Vyapam scam.

Lok Sabha finally tookup a discussion on the LalitModi row on the penulti-mate day yesterday, whichsaw attacks from bothtreasury and oppositionbenches against each otherbefore Congress walkedout.

Even today, when theHouse was adjourned sinedie, Congress and a num-ber of other Oppositionparties staged a walkout

raising a variety of issues,including the demand forthe Prime Minister's replyto the charges againstSwaraj and Raje andChouhan.

While adjourning theHouse sine die, theSpeaker referred to herdecision to suspend 25Congress members, sayingshe was forced to take the"tough action" as "a lastresort and a lastoption".The Rajya Sabha,which was the worst hit,worked for just

about nine hours and losta massive 82 hours to dis-ruptions.

Lok Sabha sat for 47hours and 27 minutesworking in the din but lost34 hours and four minutesdue to the protests.However, it also sat late for

five hours and 27 minutesto compensate the time lostto some extent.

This was the first sessionof the new Lok Sabhawhich witnessed so manydisruptions as the earliersessions during theNarendra Modi dispensa-tion had witnessed a recordwork.

In Rajya Sabha,Chairman Hamid Ansaridispensed with the conven-tion of reading out thework done by the Houseduring the session.

Mahajan lamented thatso much time was lost todisruptions and hoped thatfuture sessions would seesome work happening. "Iam confident that in thecoming sessions, we willcontinue to work better andmore," she said.

She noted that in earliersessions during the currentLok Sabha, the House hadset a benchmark of highstandards and productivityratio was well over 100 percent.

Noting that she had toresort to suspension ofsome members on August3 for five days, she said shehad to take this "toughaction as a last resort and alast option" due to persist-

Stormy Monsoon Session comes to an end

NEW DELHIThe Supreme Court on

Thursday reserved its ver-dict on a batch of petitionschallenging constitutionalvalidity of penal laws ondefamation on the groundthat they are "outmoded"and inconsistent with theright to freedom of speechand expression.

A bench of justicesDipak Misra and PrafullaC Pant heard the petitionswhich included pleas ofBJP leader SubramanianSwamy, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhiand Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal for almost18 days.

Besides senior lawyers,representing several politi-cal leaders and Attorney

General Mukul Rohatgi,the bench also heard exten-sively two amicus curiae --K Parasaran and T RAndhyarujina-- on theissue. The pleas had soughtsetting aside of sections499 and 500 of the IPC andsuggested that there is aneed to decriminalise penalprovision for offence ofdefamation.

Pitching for their reten-tion in the statute book, theCentre had strongly battedfor the laws on groundsincluding that they havestood the test of time.

Alternatively, it hadsought the petitions be sentto a larger constitutionbench.

Rohatgi had said that set-ting aside the penal

defamation laws wouldlead to "anarchy" and no"orderly society" can havea situation where every-body can say anythingagainst anybody.

"Does the freedom ofspeech and expression nec-essarily mean that one cansay anything about any-body? Can any orderlysociety have this kind ofbehavioural norms?

"If yes, then you willhave nothing but the anar-chy," Rohatgi had told thecourt.

"There is no great pointin striking down the penalprovisions...Nobody canbe allowed to damage thereputation of others by say-ing something defamato-ry," he had said.

SC reserves verdict on pleasagainst penal defamation laws

NEW DELHIFour former service

chiefs have warned thatthe ongoing ex-service-men`s agitation for OneRank One Pension(OROP) could have"grave implications fornational security" as it hadseverely impacted theIndian military`s moraleand self-esteem.

"We wish to focus atten-tion on some issues thathave grave implicationsfor national security, andmerit your attention, notonly as the supreme com-mander of the armedforces but also as the firstcitizen of India," the for-mer chiefs said in an"open letter" to PresidentPranab Mukherjee, addingthat it was "with a sense ofdeep anguish" that theywere drawing his attention"to the dismal spectacle ofour veteran soldiers, driv-en to undertake public

protests and demonstra-tions to press theirdemand".

The first of issues wasthat "denial of OROP ismerely the last straw thathas exhausted the veter-ans` patience", said thesignatories, former IndianNavy chiefs Admiral ArunPrakash, Admiral L.Ramdas and AdmiralSureesh Mehta, and for-mer Indian Army chiefGeneral S.F. Rodrigues.They are the senior-mostofficers to associate withthe agitation, underwayfor two months now atJantar Mantar in the heartof the national capital.

The agitation "appearsto be the culmination of aprocess by which succes-sive Pay Commissionshave been used to whittledown the financial andprotocol status of the mil-itary over the years vis-à-vis their civilian counter-

parts. Since no rationalehas ever been offered forthis steady decline in sta-tus of the military, theobvious conclusion is thatit has been orchestrated toprove that the key to`civilian control` of themilitary lies in bringing iton par with the police andparamilitary forces, andmaking it subservient tothe bureaucracy," the let-ter said. The "hostileapproach" of the defenceministry bureaucracy"was earlier demonstrat-ed, in 2007-08, when the6th Pay Commissionanomalies were requiredto be resolved", it said.

"Their insensitive andantagonistic handling ofproblems related to pen-sions and allowances ofageing veterans, war wid-ows and battle-casualtiesled many to approach thecourts. This not only cre-ated a deep civil-military

divide but eventuallyforced a disciplined andpolitically-neutral seg-ment of society into thejaws of party-politics," theletter said.

The second concern wasthat "there does not seemto be adequate realizationthat this development hasthe potential for inflictinglong-term damage toIndia`s proud and apoliti-cal military ethos".

"No one in the politicalor bureaucratic establish-ments seems to have rec-ognized that veteransretain a strong umbilicalconnection with servingpersonnel because the twoconstitute one extendedfamily. Whatever happensat Jantar Mantar (in Delhiwhere the agitation isbeing staged) is known tothe men in uniforminstantly, through print,electronic and socialmedia.

OROP stir can have grave implicationsfor national security: Ex-service chiefs

NEW DELHIThe CPI-M on Thursday

blamed the government forthe near paralysis ofParliament in the monsoonsession, and said it was aploy to stall the Goods andServices Tax (GST) andthe land acquisition bills.

"They wanted to delaythe land acquisition billbefore the Bihar elections,and the AIADMK isopposed to the GST bill.Hence, in order to getaround these issues, they

stalled parliament," CPI-Mgeneral secretary SitaramYechury told a press con-ference here.

"It is a political ploy," hesaid. Questioned on thedemand for the resignationof External AffairsMinister Sushma Swaraj,he said the NDA couldhave ensured that the min-ister concerned did notattend office for the dura-tion of parliament session.

"This had been done inthe past when Defence

Minister GeorgeFernandes was accused inthe coffin scam. He did notattend office during parlia-ment session," Yechurysaid. "Why couldn`t thesame formula be appliedhere also?

"This entire thing is partof BJP propaganda andpart of their overall plan,"he added. Yechury said thefunctioning of theNarendra Modi govern-ment shows arrogance and"tyranny of numbers".

NEW DELHIBJP leader and actor

Shatrughan Sinha onThursday said that oneshould not politicize theongoing controversy sur-rounding the appointmentof Gajendra Chauhan as theFilm and TelevisionInstitute of India (FTII)chief as it is a prestige issuefor the government.

"I have faith in democra-cy. But since I have attach-ment with Pune institute asI have been a student outthere, I have a loyaltytowards the institution andits students, who are on astrike for more than 50days. I did have a discus-sion with the government.Neither I was approachednor was I authorized by thegovernment, so I didn`twant to intervene earlier,"Sinha told ANI.

"But then, I received a

letter from the studentsassociation and then Ispoke with the governmentand especially with dynam-ic Minister of StateRajyavardhan (SinghRathore) ji. I also had aword with some of peopleof the film industry, espe-cially those, who have beena part of the institute, like

Shashi Ranjan, SubhashGhai, Vidhu Vinod Chopra,Raju Hirani," he added.

Sinha further stated thematter is complex as ofnow because the govern-ment has formally writtendown the appointment ofGajendra Chauhan and theappointment letter has beenissued. "The students`

demand is not a secret.They should have done thetalking a little before theissuance of the appoint-ment. How can the govern-ment take back the issuedappointment? So, the gov-ernment is stuck, studentsare stuck. Color of politicsis being added. All I want isthe matter to not bestretched," he added. Sinhaalso pointed out that thishas now become a matterof prestige, adding that ifthe issue is politicized thenit may be problematic forthe government.Gandhi,who met President PranabMukherjee along withstriking FTII studentstoday, targeted the NDAgovernment yet again say-ing those singing praisesfor the Prime Minister arebeing made heads of pre-mier institutes in the coun-try.

CPI-M blames government for Parliament paralysis

FTII row: 'Shotgun' Sinha says'don't add political colours'

MUMBAISelf-styled 'godwoman'

Radhe Maa, accused in adowry harassment case,has revealed who gave herthe red mini dress whichtook the social media bystorm.

In an interview to TheTimes of India, the contro-versial godwoman saidthat she was on a trip witha group of families that areher devotees and are veryclose to her. “They gaveme those clothes and want-ed me to wear them. Thereis nothing wrong in thoseclothes nor are theyobscene. And who told yousadhus and sadhvis have todress in a particular man-ner? I listen to my bhaktsand if they are happy I amhappy,” she said.

Radhe Maa, whoanswered the questionsthrough her interlocutorSanjeev Gupta as she was"deep in meditation",insisted that she dressed inwhatever clothes her devo-tees give her. “They dressme up and they apply themakeup."

When asked how werethose images leaked,Radhe Maa said some peo-ple wanted to malign her.

Saying that the imageswere spread in the mediadeliberately, the god-woman said those were herpersonal photos and themedia had no right to pub-lish them. “It was wrong ofthem (media). I am veryoffended by this behav-iour,” she added.

Radhe Maa reveals the truthbehind red mini skirt!

BY RANGEET GHOSH

On 29 March, 2015, whenSingapore bade farewellto Lee Kuan Yew, its first

and longest-serving PrimeMinister, India participated inthe event in both top-down andbottom-up ways. Prime MinisterNarendra Modi attended thestate funeral, the Indian flag flewat half-mast; and in Tamil Nadu,which shares a cultural affinitywith Singapore’s Tamil popula-tion and sends many migrantworkers there, gatherings wereorganised to watch the funeral.

LKY, as he is informallyknown, led the Little Red Dotrepublic from the third world tothe first in a generation, and hasbeen hailed as one of the leadingAsian statesmen of the twentiethcentury. Singapore recently cele-brated 50 years of independence.This is an opportune moment toexamine what India can takefrom this island nation’s incredi-ble half-century.

Public sector pay

Much of Singapore’s successis attributed to a clean and effi-cient government. LKY believedthat competitive salaries wererequired to attract the society’sbest people into public serviceand bring out their best. In 1996,he argued, “Low salaries will notattract able men who are or canbe successful in their professionsor business. Low salaries willdraw in the hypocrites whosweet talk their way into powerin the name of public services,but once in charge, will showtheir true colour, and ruin thecountry...”

Of course, pay should never bethe sole reason people aspire tojoin politics or the civil services.But low pay should also notdeter capable and public-spiritedpeople from government service.Singapore has a unique systemof setting bureaucrats’ pay —public sector salaries are linkedvia a formula to comparable pri-vate sector jobs. This approach

reflects the choices and trade-offs individuals face whileselecting careers.

By contrast, in India, succes-sive Central Pay Commissionshave restructured the salaries ofgovernment officers just sixtimes in the past 68 years.Adjustments often take the formof applying a multiple to existingsalaries, which do not take intoaccount changes in the marketprice for certain skills due todevelopments in the wider

labour market. Carefullydesigned indexation can addressthis issue.

For public service jobs with noobvious comparison group —like police officers or adminis-trators — the government canaim for a person with a certaincalibre to be recruited and setsalaries based on what a personwith these qualifications couldearn in the best private sectorjobs. In Singapore senior admin-istrative service officers (andMinisters) receive few non-mon-etary benefits, but have theirsalaries indexed — with reason-able discounts applied — tosalaries of private sector execu-tives.

Singapore was one of the

fastest-growing economies in theworld during the post-war periodlargely due to interventions byan activist state. The countryheavily invested in infrastructureand institutions — transportationnetworks, labour skilling, anattractive tax regime — to attractForeign Direct Investment (FDI)in sectors that created low-skilled manufacturing jobs in thelate 1960s. The share of manu-facturing in Singapore’s GrossDomestic Product (GDP) almostdoubled from below 16 per cent

in 1960 to 28 per cent by 1980.

The government also investedheavily in primary education,which enabled a larger share ofthe population to participate inthe economic growth that was tofollow. And as its own demo-graphics and cost structureschanged, Singapore’s industrialpolicy evolved, moving up thequality ladder to attract indus-tries that would create jobs tomatch the skill levels of itsincreasingly educated popula-tion.

What lessons does this hold forIndia? India’s growth has beenfuelled by services that are skill-intensive and do not readilyabsorb (unskilled) labour andresources from other sectors.

This, as the Economic Survey2014-15 highlighted, has ham-pered the potential of these sec-tors (especially organised manu-facturing) to spread the benefitsof growth across the economy.

Fortunately, the two flagshipcampaigns of the present gov-ernment — Make in India andSkill India — seem to recogniseLKY’s prescient advice, deliv-ered in the 2005 NehruMemorial Lecture, that, “Sincethe industrial revolution, no

country has become a majoreconomy without becoming anindustrial power.”

Women’s participation

When Singapore became inde-pendent in 1965, few womenworked — only about a thirdwere in the labour force — andthe labour force participation(LFP) of Indian women inSingapore was particularly low.The government embarked on acampaign to encourage womento join the workforce by makingit safer for women to travel atnight and publicly discussing thebenefits of a dual-income family.This campaign helped shift cul-tural norms, and, coupled withrising female educational attain-ments and greater availability of

domestic help, explains theincrease in participation ofwomen in Singapore’s work-force from below 30 per cent in1970 to above 51 per cent in1996.

Research by leading growtheconomists such as AlwynYoung suggests that improvingfemale LFP was a key reason,along with high savings ratesand investment in primaryschooling, for Singapore’s rapidgrowth of nearly 8 per cent perannum in the post-war period.What can India learn fromSingapore’s experience?Economists Stephan Klasen andJanneke Pieters document thatdespite fertility declines in urbanIndia, low levels of female LFPpersist, especially amongwomen with medium educationlevels.

The Singapore experiencedemonstrates that political back-ing and dedicated efforts by thestate to reduce costs for womento join the workforce can yieldmeasurable change. Given thebewildering differences in sizeand history between India andSingapore, is not an attempt todraw specific lessons, especiallyfor India, a futile exercise? Wedo not think so.

In two specific areas — publicsector pay and industrial policy— the points highlighted aboutboosting economic efficiencyand strengthening governancehave little to do with size. Andwith regard to women’s role inthe workplace, Singapore inher-ited many of the cultural barriersprevalent in Asian societies. Thelegacy of Singapore’s astonish-ingly successful half-century,above all, is that transformativechange is possible.

(Siddharth Eapen George is aPh.D. student at HarvardUniversity and a formerSingapore government econo-mist. Rangeet Ghosh is an Indiancivil servant)

FRIDAY | AUGUST 14, 2015

Choice, identity and privacy

Emulating Singapore’s success

BY P. D. T. ACHARY

The Chairman of theRajya Sabha, Vice-President Hamid Ansari

and the Deputy Chairman, Prof.P.J. Kurien, reportedlyexpressed their concern recent-ly on attempts being made towhittle away the legislativepowers of the Rajya Sabha andmake it a redundant legislativeHouse. Sitaram Yechury, leaderof the Communist Party ofIndia (Marxist) in the RajyaSabha, and other Oppositionleaders have protested againstwhat they called a move toerode the role and power of theHouse in making laws.

This controversy arose froma statement by Union FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley aboutmoney bills. Mr. Jaitley isreported to have said thatmoney bills, over which theRajya Sabha has limited pow-ers, are the answer to theobstructionist ways of theOpposition in that House. Thisstatement by the FinanceMinister came to be interpretedas an attempt to classify mostof the crucial bills which go tothe Rajya Sabha as money billsto prevent them from beingrejected by that House.

Defining a money bill

At the centre of this contro-versy is the money bill — atechnical term in theConstitution and the Houserules referring to a certain classof bills which contain taxationproposals and proposals relat-ing to money matters etc.Under Article 110, a money billonly contains matters such asimposition, abolition, remis-sion, alteration or regulation ofany tax. It also includes regula-tions related to borrowing ofmoney or giving guarantee bythe Government of India; thecustody of the ConsolidatedFund of India (CFI) or the

Contingency Fund of India, andpayment of moneys into orwithdrawal of moneys fromsuch funds; and the appropria-tion of moneys out of theConsolidated Fund of India.

Besides the above, it includescharged expenditures likethe salary of thePresident, Vice-P r e s i d e n t ,S p e a k e r ,j u d g e setc.; ther e c e i p to fm o n e yo naccount oft h eC o n s o l i d a t e dFund or the publicaccount, its custody etc.; andmatters incidental to any ofthese. Article 109 says a moneybill can be introduced only inthe Lok Sabha. After it ispassed by the Lok Sabha, theBill is transmitted to the RajyaSabha for its recommendationsonly. The Rajya Sabha cannotdisapprove the money bill butcan recommend amendments,which the Lok Sabha can rejectin toto. Even then, the bill willbe deemed to have been passedby both Houses.

Thus, the Lok Sabha alonehas the power to accept orreject money bills. The powerto certify a bill as a money billis vested by Article 110 of theConstitution in the Speaker ofthe Lok Sabha, whose decisionis final. Some Rajya SabhaMembers have raised concernsabout the finality of the Article.Their uneasiness arises fromthe fact that the Rajya Sabhacan’t question the decision ofthe Speaker even when theyfeel that they have a strong casefor contesting the decision ofthe Speaker.

Parliamentary convention

It must be mentioned that inall the countries where the par-liamentary system of govern-ment exists, the directly electedHouse alone has the final say infinancial matters. This primacyo f

the people’s House is enshrinedin the Indian Constitution. Thesuperiority of the Lok Sabha inbudgetary sanctions is securedin two ways. One, the demandsfor grants — the estimate ofexpenditure of individual min-istries and departments of thegovernment — are presentedbefore and passed only by theLok Sabha. Two, theAppropriation Bills, authoris-ing the government to with-draw money from theConsolidated Fund of India,being money bills, cannot bedisapproved by the RajyaSabha. This constitutional posi-tion is well known.

But here the problem is notthe primacy of the Lok Sabhain money matters. The appre-hension among the Members isthat the government may bringbills with financial provisionsand push them through asmoney bills in order to circum-vent the situation in the RajyaSabha. The Constitution makesit abundantly clear that moneybills should contain only theabove mentioned matters and

nothing else. If a bill is a com-bination of any of the aboveand some other provisions notincidental to those matters, itcannot be called a money bill.Such a bill needs to be passedby both the Houses of

Parliament.

At firstblush, the appre-

hension of the Members of theOpposition seems out of placebecause the Speaker of the LokSabha is required to apply hermind to the true character of thebill objectively. TheConstitution clearly defines themoney bill and the Speakercannot circumvent it. The word“only” used in article 110 (1)strictly limits the scope of amoney bill and rules out anyliberal or politically convenientinterpretation of this term.

Nevertheless, the possibilityof non-money bills being certi-fied as money bills and thepower of the Rajya Sabha beingcurtailed cannot be ruled out. Itis rather incongruous that theChairman of the Rajya Sabha— the Vice- President — isplaced in the position of havingto accept the decision of theSpeaker on the money billsissue unquestioningly. TheConstitution has vested thispower in the Speaker in con-formity with the traditions in allparliamentary democracies.Neither the Constitution nor theHouse rules lay down any pro-

cedure with regard to certifyinga money bill. This situation israther unsatisfactory.

The Rajya Sabha is theCouncil of States and hasplayed a crucial role instrengthening the Indian feder-ation. The Constitution hasassigned special roles to thiselders’ chamber of the IndianParliament. For example:

• When the Parliamentwants to make a law onan item in the State list, itcan do so only if theRajya Sabha passes a res-

olution by a two-thirdsmajority.• The creation of an All

India Service follows a two-thirds majority resolution in theRajya Sabha.

Moreover, the Vice-Presidentof India, the number two in theorder of precedence, is theChairman of this House.

Precedents show that thefinality of the Speaker’s deci-sion has been accepted by theRajya Sabha. As early as 1953,Prime Minister JawaharlalNehru, while commenting onthe authority of the Speaker tocertify a money bill, said, “It isnow clear and beyond possibil-ity of dispute that the Speaker’sauthority is final in declaringthat a bill is a money bill. Whenthe Speaker gives a certificateto this effect, this cannot bechallenged. The Speaker has noobligation to consult anyone incoming to a decision or in giv-ing his certificate.”

Constitutional conundrum

A caveat is in order here. TheSpeaker, while certifying a billas money bill, is in effectdepriving the Rajya Sabha ofits legislative power to disap-prove a bill. If it is said that theSpeaker has absolute power

and she does not have to con-sult anyoneit is tantamount toaccepting even a wrong deci-sion by her, maybe even a malafide decision. The Constitutionof India does not confer suchabsolute power on any authori-ty.

The question is whether thereis no remedy if a wrong deci-sion actuated by political con-siderations is taken by aSpeaker — not an impossibili-ty. It may be a bona fide mis-take but it renders the RajyaSabha helpless. An examplecan be cited from this year’sFinance Bill, which contains achapter amending the MoneyLaundering Act. By no stretchof imagination can it be said toconform to the stipulations laiddown in Article 110 regarding amoney bill or related to theimposition or regulation of anytax; or regulation of the bor-rowing of money by the gov-ernment; or giving guaranteeby the government; or under-taking any financial obligationsby the government; or relatingto the custody of theConsolidated Fund of India orthe Contingency Fund; or relat-ing to the appropriation ofmoneys from the CFI; orreceipt of money on account ofCFI. Therefore, it cannot be apart of the Finance Bill.

The case of the SeniorCitizens Welfare Fund is simi-lar. This fund, which consists ofunclaimed money from variousstatutory funds, does not comewithin the scope of “Regulationof borrowing of money or thegiving of any guarantee by thegovernment” under Article110(1)(b). Chapter seven of theFinance Bill contains provi-sions relating to this fund. As amatter of fact, if such non-money bill provisions areincorporated in the FinanceBill, it will cease to be a moneybill.

“It must also be stated herethat the Finance Bill can con-tain only proposals for oneyear. It cannot contain any pro-posal of a permanent nature asArticle 112 limits the timeframe of a budget to one year. ”

The Finance Bill gives effectto taxation proposals which area part of the statement of esti-mated receipts “for that year”.If proposals of a permanentnature are made a part of theFinance Bill and certified asmoney bills, the move comeinto conflict with Articles 110and 112 of the Constitution.

It is therefore necessary toevolve a proper procedure forthe Speaker to arrive at a deci-sion. A committee of the secre-taries-general of both Housesmay examine in detail the givenbill and submit their views tothe Speaker before she takes afinal decision.

There may or may not be anytruth in the OppositionMembers’ contention that allthe non-money bill provisionswere put in the Finance Bill toavoid the Rajya Sabha obstruct-ing the passage of these bills.The only matter of importancehere is that the Rajya Sabhashould not be deprived of itslegitimate rights through leg-islative strategems.

It may be remembered thatArticle 122 provides immunityagainst challenges to the pro-ceedings only on the grounds ofprocedural irregularities. Awrong decision taken underArticle 110(3) is not a proce-dural irregularity and hencedoes not grant any immunity.

(P.D.T. Achary was theSecretary General of the 14thand 15th Lok Sabhas and theLok Sabha Secretariat)

Circumventing the Rajya Sabha

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The Supreme Court has once again made it clear thatthe government cannot insist on the possession ofan ‘Aadhaar’ card or number as a precondition for

citizens to avail of specified benefits and services. Thecourt has been forced to reiterate its earlier order to thiseffect as more and more entities are trying to link theirservices with Aadhaar. From the beginning it was clearthat making Aadhaar a mandatory requirement wouldevoke resentment and cause hardship to various sections.Some authorities caused alarm by indicating that peoplewould stand to lose benefits or be denied routine servicesunless they enrolled themselves. There were even reportsthat some police stations asked for Aadhaar numbersbefore registering first information reports, and that cer-tain educational institutions tried to make it a priorrequirement to apply for some courses. By making it clearthat no person should be in a position of disadvantage onaccount of not possessing an Aadhaar number, the courthas protected the right of the people to make their ownchoice in the matter. It, however, has not brushed aside therelevance of the Unique Identification Number pro-gramme. It has allowed the authorities to link the supply ofgoods under the Public Distribution System and cookinggas cylinders with Aadhaar numbers. For all its exertions,the government must be relieved that to this extent itsidentification programme has obtained the court’sapproval. However, the question arising out of the schemeis not limited to whether it should be voluntary or manda-tory. In its pursuit of better management of and greaterefficiency in the delivery of services, it is natural that thegovernment would want an identification mechanism toauthenticate beneficiaries and consumers of its servicesand welfare measures. Previously, such a mechanismwould have posed a technological challenge. It has nowbecome a political and moral question. Can a governmentforce citizens to enrol in an identification programme thatinvolves submitting personal information and biometricdata? The question, which involves determining the veryvalidity of the scheme, has now been referred to aConstitution Bench. The reference will also cover the issueof the citizens’ right to privacy. One of the key points inthe legal challenge is that collecting biometric data with-out enabling legal provisions and without clear norms toprotect the data from misuse and theft may violate consti-tutional rights. Recently, the Attorney General caused con-siderable disquiet by arguing in the same matter that priva-cy is not a fundamental right. What the country needs isnot only a safe means of digitising citizens’ identity partic-ulars but also a comprehensive law to protect their priva-cy and personal data from unauthorised surveillance andmisuse. Anything short of that will leave the citizen short-changed.

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This controversy arosefrom a statement by Union Finance Minister Arun

Jaitley about money bills. Mr. Jaitley is reported to havesaid that money bills, over which the Rajya Sabha has limited

powers, are the answer to the obstructionist ways ofthe Opposition in that House.

Much of Singapore’s success is attributed to a cleanand efficient government. LKY believed that compet-itive salaries were required to attract the society’s bestpeople into public service and bring out their best. In1996, he argued, “Low salaries will not attract ablemen who are or can be successful in their professionsor business. Low salaries will draw in the hypocriteswho sweet talk their way into power in the name ofpublic services, but once in charge, will show theirtrue colour, and ruin the country...”

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Narendra Modi's ...Modi`s official visit is at the invitation of

General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed AlNahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi anddeputy supreme commander of the UAEArmed Forces. Terrorism will be high on thetalks agenda.

On the first day, Modi will hold officialtalks with the leadership of Abu Dhabi andlater visit Masdar City, a city project in AbuDhabi where he is expected to spend timewatching presentatios, the external affairsministry said.

Later, he will meet business people andfocus on investments.

The following day, he will first visit theSheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabiand then travel to Dubai where, after meetingDubai`s ruler, he will attend a grand publicreception hosted for him at the Dubai CricketGrounds.

The public reception, which begins at 7.30p.m., is expected to draw 50,000 Indian expa-triates.

Ahead of the visit, Modi on Thursday saidin a statement that the UAE was "a valuedpartner and the extent of our ties indicate thevibrant relations India and the UAE enjoy.

"India is UAE`s second largest trading part-ner and the UAE is India`s third largest tradepartner."

He said the over 2.5 million Indians whohad made the UAE their home had "con-tributed immensely to the progress of theUAE and also given back to India at everyoccasion.

"India and the UAE are fantastically con-nected, be it via air or through the sea."

He praised the economic progress made bythe UAE.

Modi said during his visit, he will seek toenhance cooperation in energy and trade andtalk to investors on why India is an attractivedestination to invest.

"I am certain my visit will boost people-to-people ties between our nations. I speciallylook forward to meeting the large communityof Indian workers based in the UAE.

"No words will be enough to appreciatetheir hard work and sweat over the last manyyears," he said.

He said he will hold extensive talks withCrown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed AlNahyan and meet Sheikh Mohammed binRashid Al Maktoum, the vice president andprime minister of the UAE.

Dubai Police are coordinating with Indianauthorities vis-a-vis the security arrange-ments for Modi`s visit.

Major General Abdulla Ali Al Ghaithi,director of the Department of ProtectiveSecurity and Emergency, told the KhaleejTimes that they had put in place a compre-hensive security plan for the visit.

The department has formed three teamswhich include officers for the VIP protectionunit and an emergency unit.

Meanwhile, organisers of the Indian com-munity event have arranged 200 buses toferry passengers from nearby metro stations.

More than 45,000 people have registered sofar for the event, despite the limited seatingcapacity at the stadium and the oppressiveheat, to hear Modi.

Members of the Indian organising commit-tee said they were making maximum effortsto ensure that the event is held smoothly.

A focus area in the bilateral talks is likely tobe the Gulf country`s estimated $800 billionsovereign wealth fund that India will seek totap for infrastructure projects.

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority(ADIA) sovereign wealth fund is said to bethe world`s second largest sovereign wealthfund.

The India-UAE trade crossed $59 billion in2014-15, making the country India`s thirdlargest trading partner after China and theUS.

India was the UAE`s largest non-oil tradingpartner in 2014.

Both countries signed a BilateralInvestment Promotion and ProtectionAgreement in 2013.

Indians in the UAE are the largest remittersglobally, and sent $12.64 billion to theircountry in 2014. India is also the third largestsource of tourists travelling to the UAE.

My UAE visit...Emirates (UAE) will boost people-to-peo-

ple ties between the two nations."On 16th August, I begin my visit to the

United Arab Emirates (UAE). This will be thefirst prime ministerial visit in 34 years. UAEis a valued partner and the extent of our tiesindicate the vibrant relations India and UAEenjoy- India is UAE's 2nd largest tradingpartner and UAE is India's 3rd largest tradepartner," Prime Minister Modi said in hisstatement.

He said that there are over 2.5 millionIndians who have made UAE their home.

"They have contributed immensely to theprogress of UAE and also given back to Indiaat every occasion. India and UAE are fantas-tically connected be it via air or through thesea," he added.

The Prime Minister further stressed that theeconomic strides taken by UAE are extreme-ly admirable.

"UAE is a global economic success story

that has attracted people from all over theworld. UAE has also emerged as an importantlogistics hub. UAE and India's strong partner-ship goes back several years. Both are multi-cultural societies that respect and celebrateplurality and diversity," he said.

www.Namoindubai.Ae...and organisers have made grand arrange-

ments for the event, including an ambitiousplan to air-condition the open air stadium aswell as distribute free food and water to theaudience, the Gulf News reported.

"The very first day as soon as we openedthe registration we received over 15,000requests. The numbers swelled quickly andthis afternoon we had 42,000 registrationscompleted successfully. We expect over50,000 to register and our estimate on thatday is an audience of 40,000 people, consid-ering some of the registered people may notturn up," B R Shetty, member of the organis-ing committee was quoted as saying by thedaily.

"Although the stadium has an expandedcapacity of 30,000 we will make sure toaccommodate more by covering the ground,"he said.

The organisers have made elaboratearrangements to cool the stadium and the air-conditioning system will be switched on aday before to ensure the place is sufficientlycool on the day of the event, the report said.

Dubai temperatures are as high as 42degrees Celsius and the humidity is almost 60per cent in the evening.

"We do not want our people to sweat andface inconvenience in the heat and that is whywe are making this elaborate arrangementwith new technology to cool the stadium sothat people can listen to their leader inpeace," Shetty said.

The Indian Consulate has planned a cultur-al show to welcome Modi during the recep-tion.

During the visit, Modi will seek enhancedbilateral cooperation in energy and trade andreach out to investors in the Gulf country topromote India as an attractive business desti-nation.

Modi to visit ...Turkmenistan in June, and a photograph of

him standing at the shrine alongside twoMuslim clerics tweeted a lot.

Democracy does ...said, adding that she would have taken the

same decision even against BJP members hadthey been behaving the way the Congressparliamentarians behaved in the house.

"Why not? If they do such a thing, I would(suspend them too)," she said.

Mahajan said she desired to begin a prac-tice where nobody came to the well of thehouse and nobody carried placards.

"I hope and pray that I don't have to sus-pend anybody from the house (again),"Mahajan added.

The speaker also suggested that thereshould be a detailed discussion on how thecountry's democracy functioned.

On how she felt after suspending 25Congress members and the opposition party'sleaders and workers agitating in front of herresidence, she said she did not get upset.

"I did not get upset; rather I felt bad (thatthis should not have happened)," she said,adding that she was hopeful that better sensewould prevail and the MPs and other con-cerned would help strengthen democracy inthe country.

LeT may hijack ...on a plan to blow up a flight to Kabul.The IB alert says that 8-10 terrorists are

planning to infiltrate into India and launchmultiple attacks on hotels, railway stations.

Crimes against ....The minister said that the government

recognises that the incidence of crimesagainst women and children cannot bechecked unless the mindset of the people ingeneral undergoes a change. Continuousefforts to raise awareness among men andwomen through workshops, seminars, streetplays are being undertaken at the districtlevel. "Advertisements in the press and elec-tronic media to educate people about issuesof domestic violence, child sex ratio andchild marriage, etc. Are also being taken up.Platforms such as the International Women'sDay and the National Girl Child Day arebeing used to create awareness on issuesrelated to women," she said.

In another reply, Gandhi said that theNational Commission for Protection of ChildRights has registered 74 complaints ofexploitation and abuse of children at childcare institutions over the last three years andthe current year.

"Section 34(3) of Juvenile Justice (Careand Protection of Children) Act, 2000, man-dates all child care institutions, includinghomes of various types, to be registeredunder the Act.

"The provisions of the JJ Act and the rulesframed thereunder inter alia provide for vari-ous mechanisms, including inspection ofCCIs, minimum standards of care, etc. tokeep a check on the functioning of these insti-tutions, especially to prevent cases of abuse

and exploitation," the minister further said.

I am here to...expressing fears that the Modi government

is trying to curtail the freedom of the press."The way this country is heading, you have

cameras, are very happy to take films, youwill not be able to do it."

"You people have been banned, noticeshave been sent to three channels, why?Because you are doing your work," Rahultold reporters.

"When your work clashes with the views ofthe RSS, your mouth will be shut. We are pro-tecting you, remember that," he added.

Rahul also slammed External AffairsMinister Sushma Swaraj.

“Sushma ji spoke a lot in Parliament yester-day but did not answer the two questions weasked,” said Rahul.

"Arun Jaitley also defended Lalit Modi. Itis clear that there are two networks in IPL.One is which the youth of the country see -batting, bowling and fielding. The other isLalit Modi," he added.

"Lalit Modi's network is the network ofcorruption and operates behind closed doors,"he stated further, adding "I have been tellingthe PM. This is a big opportunity for you, tocatch Lalit Modi and bring him back andclean up cricket."

Congress VP...sheet published by The Telegraph shows

the points made by the Gandhi scion during adebate in the Monsoon Session. Some of thepoints made by him are written verbatim inthe 'cheat sheet' in Roman letters.

Launching a scathing attack on PMNarendra Modi, Rahul had yesterday said, “Log PM Modi ko sunna chahte hai. Who unkirai janna chhate hai ...” The same line wasjotted down by Congress VP in his 'cheatsheet' beforehand.

Furthermore, some lines in the sheet arealso marked in red, which many presume wasdone to remind Rahul where to put a stresson. As expected, Twitteratis were quick toreact to his 'cheat sheet'.

Desperate Congress...top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader

launched a blistering attack on the grand oldparty, saying that the 'Congress is desperateas it wants power to remain concentrated withone family'.

Further targeting the Gandhi family, thePrime Minister asserted: “Congress wants tosave the family, BJP wants to save thenation.”

At the end of the meet the NDAParliamentary Party passed resolution againstdisruptions by Congress in Parliament andvowed vows "to expose" the grand old partybefore public in month-long campaign.

The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha weretoday adjourned sine die after a 23-dayMonsoon Session.

The session which began on July 21 was acomplete washout due to protests by theopposition, chiefly the Congress, demandingthe resignation of External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj for allegedly helping formerIPL chief Lalit Modi and the Vyapam scam.

The Lalit Modi controversy and Vyapamscam dominated the session, resulting inparalysis of both Houses and provokingSpeaker Sumitra Mahajan to suspend 25 ofthe 44 Congress members for five days.

Rajya Sabha was a complete washout whileLok Sabha managed to work during QuestionHour amid din for a number of days and sawsome legislative business in the absence ofboycotting opposition parties.

Congress behaved...Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy

said Modi made the statement during aspeech at an NDA meeting.

"During the NDA meeting, the prime min-ister reminded of the Emergency and how hehad worked against it. He said the way theCongress behaved during Emergency, it hadbehaved during the parliament session - bycreating obstructions," said Rudy.

The PM also referred to the boycott of NITI( National Institution for Transforming India)Aayog meeting by Congress chief ministersand also mentioned the potshots the Congressleaders took over the Naga peace accord, hesaid. Rudy quoted the prime minister as say-ing that Congress politics was orientedtowards "saving a family", while that of theNational Democratic Alliance`s was towardsthe country. "It (Congress) is doing politicsagainst all big works of the government,"Rudy said.

He said the PM talked about the socialsecurity schemes of the government and saidit would continue to work with determinationfor the welfare of the poor, labourers, unem-ployed and women.

"The development of the poor has to takeplace through the democratic process. TheCongress is stopping it. We accept theCongress challenge and we will take the issueto the people," the minister said.

Four former...to the bureaucracy".The former chiefs said there does not seem

to be adequate realisation that this develop-ment "has the potential for inflicting long-

term damage to India's proud and a-politicalmilitary ethos".

No one in the political or bureaucraticestablishments seems to have recognized thatveterans retain a strong umbilical connectionwith serving personnel because the two con-stitute one extended family, it said.

Referring to the on-going protests by ex-servicemen at Jantar Mantar, the report saidanything which denigrates or humiliates theveteran also hurts the self-esteem of the serv-ing soldier - because he sees himself astomorrow's veteran, the four retired chiefssaid.

"Thus, the recent developments have notonly triggered a process of politicization ofthe Indian military, but also served to inflictgrave damage on its morale and self-esteem,"the letter stated.

It said that since no administration hasdeemed it appropriate to convey the actualreason for the interminable delays, there is agrowing feeling in the rank and file that thesenior armed forces leadership has not doneenough to pursue their cause.

"An erosion of confidence such as thiscould inflict severe damage on the officer-jawan relationship. This is a sacred trust, builton a 350-year old tradition, which we willfind very difficult to rebuild," it said.

It said the factors mentioned above have thepotential to cause immense damage to India'smilitary edifice and hence, to our nationalsecurity.

India offers...to cooperate and withdraw its objections to

the procedure before the Indian SupremeCourt," Indian representative Alain Pellet toldthe tribunal.

The tribunal reserved its order after hearingboth sides for two days on Monday andTuesday and will give its ruling on August24.

India also rebutted Italy's claim before thetribunal that New Delhi shut the door for adiplomatic solution to the marines issue andalso that there was any back channel discus-sions between the senior Prime Ministerialadvisers and Italian representative.

Earlier, Italy told the tribunal that there wasno scope for the Indian government to engagein further discussions about a "political settle-ment" after External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj said in May that Italy should join inthe judicial process as the matter is subjudice.

"Some days after this statement, Italy wasinformed on the private channel of engage-ment between the senior Prime Ministerialadvisers that the statement by MinisterSwaraj reflected the position of theGovernment," Italy told the tribunal.

Rebutting this, Indian representativeRodman Bundy said: "There is absolutely noevidence to show that it was only in May2015 that it became clear that a diplomaticsolution could not be reached, or that, as SirDaniel (Italian representative) asserted: Atthis point -- that is May 2015 -- the IndianGovernment indicated to Italy that it had nolatitude to pursue a negotiated settlementgiven the engagement of the Indian SupremeCourt.

Yet to get...comment on Pakistan Prime Minister's

Advisor on National Security and ForeignAffairs Aziz's announcement in Islamabad tovisit India for the talks

"Yes, I can confirm it that I will be going toIndia on (August) 23rd for talks," Aziz toldreporters in Islamabad.

The announcement by Aziz came after con-siderable dilly-dallying by Pakistan, generat-ing speculation that the army was against it asit was unhappy over non-inclusion ofKashmir in the statement which was issuedafter the meeting between the PrimeMinisters of the two countries in Ufa, Russia.

Will continue...travel document and not an Indian travel

document? Why did she keep her ministry inthe dark," Congress leader P. Chidambaramasked. The comments from the formerfinance minister came a day after a debate inthe Lok Sabha on the issue, which wasreplied to by Sushma Swaraj.

"Ministers have failed... instead of answerswe got sermons," he said. "If the ministerthinks these questions will go away, they willnot go away; we will continue to raise themand demand answers," said Chidambaram.

The monsoon session of parliament sawrepeated disruptions and ruckus as the oppo-sition, led by the Congress, created uproarover the alleged help to Lalit Modi bySushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief MinisterVasundhara Raje and the Vyapam recruitmentscam in Madhya Pradesh.

I am not...but Bharti's remark was enough to bring

laughter to members.Bharti, who hails from Madhya Pradesh, is

addressed many times as 'sadhvi' (one whohas renounced worldy life).

Sushma highlighting ...to my questions which I raised, nearly nine

questions. She did not reply," Kharge toldANI.

"It means that she wants to suppress all thefacts and wants to highlight the other issueswhich had taken place during the UPAGovernment, just to sideline her issues andmisdirect the people," he added.

Swaraj had yesterday taken the Congressparty by the horns, defending her role in theformer IPL chief Lalit Modi controversy thathas seen almost the entire Monsoon sessionwiped out.

"I've not been blamed once in my 38-yearlong political career. My public life is spot-less. It is the Congress that is guilty, not me. Irepeat, I've done nothing wrong. - You shout'we want justice' but it's me who needs jus-tice," she said.

"I want to tell Rahul Gandhi.. you lovegoing on holidays. On your next vacation,when you are alone, read the history of yourfamily. And when you come back, ask yourmummy, "how much money did we get in theQuattrochi case?" she added.

"Quid pro quo is what happened duringRajiv Gandhi's government. Who letAnderson fly out of the country?" she added.

YouTube channel ...The channel will disseminate information

of the Home Ministry through videos, an offi-cial said.

The Home Ministry's YouTube channel isexpected to strengthen the online presence ofthe Ministry and engage audiences, whereverthey are, with features such as live streaming,annotations and playlists.

Broadcasting of video coverage of func-tions of the Ministers and Home Ministry willbe stored in the channel, the official said.

The ministry is already using Twitterthrough its handle @HMOIndia andFacebook aswww.Facebook.Com/HMOfficeIndia, forpublicising activities of the Home Ministry.

The Home Ministry has produced a film'Saal Ek, Shuruat Anek' on the completion ofone-year activities of the Ministry underHome Minister Rajnath Singh.

The YouTube channel will be launchedwith the broadcast of this video. This will befollowed by other productions of the Ministry- 'Salaam Zindagi', 'Samadhaan' and 'ZindagiTujhe Salaam (Aa Ab Laut Chalen)'.

Two NSCN(K)...underground cadres, reportedly belonging

to NSCN-K, security forces went to the spotand in the ensuing encounter two of theNSCN(K) cadres were killed, police said.

Weapons, ammunition including AK seriesrifle, pistol and Chinese grenades have beenrecovered during the operation, police saidadding that the NSCN-K cadres were camp-ing in a paddy field at Longsa village whenthe incident took place.

Confirming the gun-battle and deaths,Deputy Commissioner of the district SushilKumar Patel said that barring this incident,the overall law and order situation inMokokchung is "totally under control".

There is no need to panic as the districtadministration and police and security forceswere initiating measures to ensure peace andtranquillity, he added.

Iranian foreign...Islamabad in the evening, will call on Modi

on Friday morning at 7, Race Course Road.He will later hold a meeting with union

Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari at TransportBhavan. He will meet Sushma Swaraj atHyderabad House and later call on VicePresident Hamid Ansari.

He will depart at 2 p.m.Zarif`s visit comes after the historic nuclear

agreement arrived at between Iran and sixworld powers. He has embarked on a region-al tour to inform about the Iran nuclear agree-ment. Before Islamabad, he was inDamascus, Syria, and before that in Lebanon.

Govt likely to ...promised by Prime Minister Narendra

Modi.If the latest information compiled this

evening by the Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment is any indication, the comple-tion rate was 98.36 per cent and only 6,849toilets are left to be constructed against thetarget of 4.19 lakh toilets.

HRD Ministry officials voiced confidenceof achieving 100 per cent target by the timethe PM addresses the nation on August 15.

Rajiv Jyoti ...The yatra began from Sriperumbudur,

where Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in1991, on August nine and was scheduled toenter Telangana today, he said.

The yatra would be received in Delhi byCongress president Sonia Gandhi and partyvice-president Rahul Gandhi, Reddy added.

Udhampur bravehearts ...their own little way help their motherland.They also said they were not afraid even

when their lives were under threat after theincident.

"We offered him food, but instead he want-ed to kill us. But we overpowered him," saidRakesh Sharma, 24, and Vikramjit, 33, whohelped capture alive Lashkar-e-Toiba terroristMohammed Naveed alias Usman.

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BlackBerry has beenaggressively push-ing its popular mes-

saging service, BBM, forgreater usability other thanjust chatting. Following itsstrategy, BlackBerry hasnow teamed up withPayPal to allow peer-to-peer (P2P) paymentswhere the conversation isalready happening in theBBM app.

The Canadian companyconfirmed that startingWednesday select users inCanada on BlackBerry 10,Android and iOS phonescan send money securelywith PayPal straight fromtheir BBM app. The fea-ture will roll out to otherregions in the "comingweeks." The companystresses that the method iseasy and just requires usersto connect their PayPalaccount to BBM. "Justconnect your PayPalaccount to your BBM.Once your family memberor friend does the same,you can start sendingmoney-it's that simple,"states the company on offi-cial blog. For sendingmoney via BBM, userswill have to tap on the"Send Money" icon in theapp and connect a PayPalaccount. You can startsending money once thereceiver (whom you intend

to send money to) alsoconnects their PayPalaccount to BBM. Afteradding PayPal accounts tothe BBM app, users candirectly send money byjust tapping the icon, enter-ing the amount, and thenhitting send.

On being asked whetherusers also need to installthe PayPal app for sendingmoney via BBM, MattGromada, PayPal'sDirector of ConsumerProduct Marketing,explained, "No, you do nothave to have the PayPalapp on your device to sendmoney as the transfer hap-pens through BBM."

Gromada also confirmedthat BBM in other regionswill also get the send andreceive money option viaPayPal, "We are rollingout the beta experiencestarting with select usersin Canada, with morecountries to follow short-ly," he added. Notably,Facebook Messengeradded a similar peer-to-peer (P2P) payments fea-ture back in March thisyear, but only for US cus-tomers. The money trans-fer uses bank debit cardsof members for a quickcash transfer, which maytake up to three daysdepending on the banksused.

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TODAY’S STARARIES You may be looking for some new values in your personal life,

Aries. You're no longer interested in superficial or frivolous rela-tionships. You need to meet different kinds of people and selectfriends who are really worth keeping. Don't worry if you feel liketaking a step back to get some perspective, because this is thetime to do it. Relationships are too important to neglect.

TAURUS You may want to take a little trip into your past to visit some oldfriends, Taurus. You could find yourself daydreaming throughyour good and bad memories. This is an excellent period tobreak with some of the more negative ties to your past. If yourpartner is a little worried about you going back in time at themoment, reassure him or her.

GEMINI If you're concerned about the love that certain close people havefor you, you shouldn't try to compensate by being clingy or over-ly affectionate. This period is about keeping your distance andputting your relationships into perspective to see what they'rereally worth to you, Gemini. Someone may ask you for an evenstronger commitment over the next few months.

CANCER This isn't the time to make any more of a commitment to yourrelationship, Cancer. You aren't satisfied with your attitudetoward things lately. Don't forget that your partner's character-istics may have something to do with it! You have two monthsto take care of things. Take advantage of this reevaluationperiod. It doesn't happen that often.

LEO Today you might want to think about getting things straightwith the people close to you. It's possible you haven't dealtwith any problems you had in your relationships last month,Leo. It's time to look at things again. You may have hiddencertain things from yourself. You need to be much more hon-est about what you want in your personal life.

VIRGO You may be asking certain questions about your feelings,Virgo. Do you know about the trap that many people getcaught up in - feeling so close to their partners that they oftenforget themselves? Sometimes it's easy to confuse your feel-ings with this kind of self-denial. Today you need to think abouthow this affects your life.

LIBRA Nothing can hold back your flame for long, Libra. You have ahard time resting your body and recharging your batteries. Atthe moment, you're probably still going through a deep trans-formation that won't allow you to slow down. Take the time tomeditate and get in touch with your feelings. What is it youreally want out of life?

SCORPIO You can be known for needing a lot of love, but you will neveradmit that to yourself, much less anyone else. Sometimes itseems as if you like feeling emotionally frustrated. Today is theperfect day to meditate about whether or not this is true of you.Do you talk to other people about your emotional needs?

SAGITTARIUSYou probably aren't worried about being conventional inyour relationships, Sagittarius. In fact, conventionality isoften what causes you problems. If you're wondering whatmorality is and what it's based on, this is a good day tothink about these questions.

CAPRICORN You may not be very precise. Your motto seems to be "every-thing is relative." However, paying attention to details doesn'tnecessarily mean that you lose sight of the fundamentals.Your friends could tell you that. If you're an artist, you mightmake an effort today to be clearer in your expression and a lit-tle more down to Earth.

AQUARIUS This isn't a good time to make any big relationship decisions.If you're thinking about starting a relationship, moving intogether, or getting married, you may feel a bit troubled byyour decision, Aquarius. Take advantage of the day to reeval-uate things objectively. There may be some issues to resolvebefore you go any further.

PISCES Today you may feel like something is holding you back,Pisces. Everything was going just fine until now. If you believethe stream of chatter in your head today, you will be regress-ing in every area of your life! For example, you may be afraidto go any further in your relationship because of your past fail-ures. Use this time to lay the past to rest.

Soon after the announcementof its new CEO SundarPichai and a holding compa-

ny called Alphabet, the GoogleLife Sciences team has teamed upwith a healthcare firm DexCom tobuild blood glucose monitoringdevices for diabetes patients thatare smaller and less expensive thancurrent technolo-gies.

B o t hDexcom andLife Sciencesteam, which isnow a separatecompany underAlphabet, wouldjointly developsmaller andaffordable CGM(continuous glu-cose monitoring)products. "Thispartnership hasthe poten-tial tochange theface ofd i a b e t e stechnolo-gy forev-er," saidKevin Sayer, President and ChiefExecutive Officer of DexCom."Working together, we believe wecan introduce products that will

move us beyond our core Type 1business to become the standard ofcare for all people living with dia-betes."

"This collaboration is anotherstep towards expanding monitor-ing options and mak-

ing it easier forpeople with diabetes to pro-active-ly manage their health," addedAndrew Conrad, head of the lifesciences team at Google.

As per the announcement, theproducts made by the duo wouldinitially focus on reducing the costand size of CGM components.Under the deal, DexCom hasretained

the rights to sell and dis-tribute the disposable CGM prod-ucts. In addition, the healthcarefirm would make an initial upfrontpayment of $35 million (roughlyRs. 228 crores) and R&D mile-

stone payments up to $65 million(roughly Rs. 424 crores) either incash or stock to Google. The firmwould also pay the revenue royal-ties between five to nine percent

after the CGM products havebeen launched and havegenerated some revenue.

Google is not new tocreating wearables thatfocus on the user's health.The Life Sciences teamlast month was workingon a medical-gradehealth-tracking wrist-band that is much moreaccurate than regularwearables available in

the market.T h eb a n dw a ss a i dt oh e l p

doc-tors and medical

researchers track the health ofpatients and volunteers outside ofthe hospital, providing a constantstream of medical data.

Google, DexCom to Make GlucoseMonitoring Devices for Diabetes Patients South Korean con-

sumer electronicsgiant LG on

Thursday announced thatstarting August, it wouldbe delivering high-fideli-ty (Hi-Fi) songs to itspremium smartphoneusers.

The new service,which offers high-fideli-ty music, would be avail-able via the company'sown LG SmartWorldapp. In addition, the serv-ice for now is limited toonly 70 regions includingthe United States, India,Australia, Brazil, China,France, Italy, Russia andthe United Kingdom. LGhas further caged theservice by stating thatonly users of those LGsmartphones that support24bit music playbackwould be able to enjoythe high-fidelity music,such as the LG G Flex2,LG G2, and LG G3, aswell as this year's flagshipmodel, the LG G4. Theservice is also accessiblevia the LG World website.

As per the smartphonemaker, the hi-fi music itwill be providing, is "veryclose to the original sound"with a playback of

24bit/192KHz, which issaid to be six times theaudio clarity offered in atypical CD -

16bit/44.1kHz. The quali-fying LG users, as a part ofthe service, would be ableto download two free hi-fitracks and would also havethe option to purchasesongs at 50 percent off theregular price.

"Our Hi-Fi music servicereflects our ongoing com-

mitment to providing addi-tional customer benefits toloyal LG customers," saidChris Yie, Vice Presidentand Head of MarketingCommunications for LGMobile CommunicationsCompany. "MP3 music isperfectly fine for mostpeople but those with Hi-Fi capable LG smart-phones can experience amuch richer environ-ment."

By introducing the Hi-Fi music service, LG isjoining Samsung andApple. Samsunglaunched Milk Music lastyear for Galaxy smart-phone users, though ear-lier this year the compa-ny made the serviceavailable to all via theWeb interface. AppleMusic is currently onlyavailable to iOS mobileusers, but can be

accessed via the iTunesclient on OS X andWindows. It is due toarrive on Android soon.The biggest other differ-ence between LG's serviceand those from Apple andSamsung is the music qual-ity, with Samsung provid-ing 128Kbps quality audio,and Apple 256Kbps.

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Statisticians canglean insightfulinformation from

Facebook posts, tweetsand other online socialmedia communicationsthat may help improvepublic safety, researchershave said.

Michiko Wolcott andcolleagues evaluatedsocial media traffic posted

during and the days fol-lowing typhoon Haiyanstriking the Philippines inNovember 2013 to devel-op a set of social mediaanalytics for emergencyresponse managers.

"Social media can play acritical role in the dissem-ination of the information,as well as collection ofrelevant data during natu-

ral disasters," saidWolcott.

"The idea of leveragingsocial media data such asTwitter is intuitivelyattractive, given their nat-ural ties to mobile deviceswith obvious disasterresponse implications," heexplained.

Similarly, bio-statisti-

cian Elaine Nsoesie cameup with a method fortracking food borne ill-ness and disease outbreaksusing social media sitessuch as Twitter and Yelpto supplement traditionalsurveillance systems.

Traditional surveillancesystems capture only afraction of the estimated48 million food borne ill-

ness cases in the countryeach year, primarilybecause few affected indi-viduals seek medical careor report their condition tothe appropriate authori-ties, Nsoesie said.

"Reports of food borneillness on review sitescould serve as early indi-cators of food borne dis-ease outbreaks.

Information gleaned fromsuch novel data streamscould aid traditional sur-veillance systems in nearreal-time monitoring offood borne related illness-es," Nsoesie added.

The findings were pre-sented recently at the 2015Joint Statistical Meetings(JSM 2015) in Seattle,US.

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GALLESkipper Virat Kohli and

opener Shikhar Dhawanslammed classy centuries asIndia took firm control of thefirst cricket Test against SriLanka by taking a substantial192-run lead first innings hereon Thursday.

In reply to Sri Lanka's paltryfirst innings score of 183, Indiascored a decent 375 in 117.4overs, courtesy Kohli's 103 andDhawan's 134, as they laid thefoundation

Sri Lanka were were totteringat 5 for 2 in their secondinnings, still trailing by 187runs.

Glovesman WriddhimanSaha's (60) maiden Test half-century also went a long waytowards India stretching theirlead close to 200 runs.

For Sri Lanka, their off-spin-ner Tharindu Kaushal was themost succcessful bowler withfigures of 5/134 in 32.4 overs.Pacer Nuwan Pradeep chippedin with 3/98.

Ravichandran Ashwin, open-ing the bowling, castledDimuth Karunaratne (0) with adoosra.

With skipper Kohli employ-ing a

double spin attack, AmitMishra's googly breachedKaushal Silva's defence to

leave the islanders in a daze.With three full days left, the

hosts face a daunting task tosave the game and preventIndia from taking a 1-0 lead inthe three-match series.

With the strip reasonable turnand odd balls keeping low, thevisitors would like to drivehome the advantage with theirchampion spinner Ashwin inprime form.

While India got a good lead,they could not score at a veryquick clip as they managed 247runs during the 83.4 overs thatthey batted on second day.

However credit should be

given to both Kohli andDhawan as the Lankan bowlersfailed to make any inroads inthe first session of the day.

While Kohli faced 191 ballsfor his 103 that had 11 bound-

aries, Dhawan also showedloads olf patience during his273-ball-134 that had 13 hits tothe fence.

For the Indian captain, thiswas his 11th Test hundredwhile his Delhi teammatehelped himself to his fourth tonand second in successive Testmatches.

Starting the day at 128 fortwo, the duo slowly and steadi-ly paced their innings playingboth pacers and spinners com-fortably.

The innings of 60 will giveSaha, the much-needed confi-dence as he failed to break thedeadlock of reaching a battinglandmark.

He also showed good tem-perament while batting along-side the tail-enders. Creditshould also go to IshantSharma, who hung on com-mendably to Saha and keptblocking out deliveries.

Ishant might scored only 3runs but more importantly con-sumed 39 deliveries which alsogave Saha the confidencerequired to play his strokes.

He went from 42 to 50 with acouple of boundaries. First itwas slog sweep off Kaushal,that went through to the bound-ary and his maiden Test half-century came with a perfectly

timed pull-shot off Pradeep. Hetook 98 balls to reach the land-mark.

But Saha was given outwrongly off a bouncer byNuwan Pradeep (3-98)although replays showed theball had bounced off his helmetas he tried to hook the bouncer.

Varun Aaron (4) was last manout, as Kaushal picked up afive-wicket haul.

While India are well and trulyon their way to winning theTest match, the only thing thatwould be bothering Kohli willbe the fact that seven Indianplayers were out without reach-ing the personal score of 20.

Among the Sri Lankanbowlers, offie Kaushal was themost successful but at the sametime bowled atleast one half-olley or a loopy full-toss perover.

Prasad and Pradeep bowledtheir hearts out but with a suchlow first innings score todefend, it became an oneroustask for the them.

Young Pradeep howeverbowled a fiery spell with thesecond new ball as he troubledthe Indian lower-order.

He had literally kept Dhawanquiet before he was finallyplayed on while Ashwin got anincutter.

1st Test: Tons by Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan put India in driver's seat on Day 2

NEW DELHIIndia's rising badminton

star PV Sindhu stunnedOlympic champion LiXuerui of China onThursday to enter theworld championship quar-ter-final in Jakarta.

PV Sindhu beat LiXuerui in the decider toclaim a score of 21-17, 14-21, 21-16. Moments laterthe tournament's secondseed Saina Nehwal beatJapan's 14th seed SayakaTakahashi 21-18, 21-14 instraight sets to enter quar-ters.

Meanwhile in thewomen's doubles the pairof Ashwini Ponappa andJwala Gutta beat eighthseeds R Kakiiwa/ MMaeda of Japan to enterquarters. The Indian duobeat the Japanese pair 21-15, 21-19.

Sindhu will next take oneighth seeded Sung Ji-hyun of South Korea. Abronze medal is leastassured if she manages tobeat Sung in last eight.

The World No. 13Indian, who had spent

most of the time this sea-son nursing an injury andstruggling for form, todaygave a glimpse of her pre-vious self.

Sindhu made her inten-tions clear from the verybeginning as she openedwith a 5-1 lead in the firstgame and simply surged

ahead, never letting herhigher ranked opponentcatch her. The closest theChinese came was at 16-17before Sindhu won threepoints on the trot to make it20-16 and eventually closethe opening game 21-17.

Xuerui, however, cameback strongly in the second

game, using all her experi-ence as she dominatedfrom the very first point tosteal the game 21-14 andtake it to the decider.

In the third game, afterbreaking away from tied 3-3, Sindhu ran away with a11-6 lead at the break. Butthe Chinese girl came back

to the game at 13-13.At 14-14, Sindhu man-

aged to win four succes-sive points to once againopen up a 18-14 lead.Thereafter she just tight-ened the noose, not lettingthe advantage slip andsealed the issue rathercomfortably in the end.

World badminton championships: PV Sindhu stunsWorld No. 3 Li Xuerui, Jwala-Ashwini, Saina advance

NEW DELHIShikhar Dhawan on

Thursday became only thethird Indian opener toscore back-to-back Testhundreds in away matches.Resuming on a personalscore of 53 runs, the left-handed batsman reachedhis fourth hundred on thesecond day of the first Testat Galle.

Dhawan, 29, emulatedthe feat, achieved by bat-ting legends SunilGavaskar and RahulDravid, with a well-timed

cover drive off DhammikaPrasad in the sixth ball of57th over. Gavaskar, mak-ing his India debut, scoredcenturies in three succes-sive matches against WestIndies in 1971.

He scored 116 atGeorgetown, 117*Bridgetown and 124& 220in Port of Spain toannounce his arrival.

Dravid, known as onethe greatest number threebatsman, also scored cen-turies while opening.While opening alongside

Virender Sehwag againstPakistan in 2006, Dravidscored 128* and 103 inback-to-back Test matchesin Lahore and Faisalabad.

Before the Galle Test,Dhawan had scored 173runs against Bangladesh atFatullah in June. He startedhis Test career with a bang,scoring 187 in the firstinnings against Australia atMohali in 2013. After alean patch, he scored hissecond Test century in2014, against New Zealandin Auckland.

KARACHIThe Pakistan Cricket

Board and representativesof the national team play-ers find themselves in adeadlock over the termsand conditions of the newcentral contracts, to beissued this month.

An official source in thePCB said that one round oftalks had been heldbetween senior board offi-cials and the players repre-sentatives, Misbah-ul-Haqand Azhar Ali this week,while another round isscheduled for Thursday toend the deadlock.

"The deadlock is over ademand by the players that

they be given incentivebonuses for winning bothmatches as well as series inall three formats," thesource said.

"The PCB's contention isthat it will continue withthe win bonus systemincluded in the last centralcontracts which includedpayments for series winsand not individual match-es," he disclosed.

The source said Misbah,who is Test captain andAzhar, who leads the ODIsquad are both also insist-ing on increasing themonthly retainers given toplayers and their matchfees.

Deadlock over contractsbetween PCB and players

LONDONAndy Murray took care of some

unfinished business as the secondseed advanced to the third round ofthe ATP Tour`s Montreal Masters onWednesday with a 6-4, 7-5 win overTommy Robredo.

The Scot ended the match, whichwas postponed because of heavy rainTuesday, by executing a drop shotwhich bounced on the top of the netbefore falling onto Robredo`s side ofthe court for the winner.

But there was disappointment forFrench Open winner Stan Wawrinkawho was unable to carry on due toapparent back problems, with theSwiss quitting to hand a 6-7 (8/10),6-4, 4-0 victory to Australian NickKyrgios.

Wawrinka, who did not play afterWimbledon due to a shoulder injury,called for the trainer as he trailed twobreaks in the third set.

After speaking with the trainer andhis coach Magnus Norman, the 30-year-old third seed decided to give upthe match.

Murray set up a meeting withGilles Muller -- whom he has defeat-ed twice this season -- as he finishedhis second round contest with 24winners and 30 unforced errors and

breaking four times.The pair resumed play Wednesday

after standing 4-4 in the opening setwhen the rain stopped play onTuesday night.

"It was a very tough match, therewere a lot of nerves near the end ofthe first set," said Murray. "I won twoclose games to take it.

"Conditions today were a lot differ-ent, there was a lot of wind. It wasdifficult to attack and play aggres-sively. I had to chase down a lot ofballs and got lucky a few times aswell.

"It was a long day hanging roundwith the rain, I`m glad I managed tofinish it off in two because it`s beenquite a long couple of days."

Rafael Nadal made an encouragingstart to the summer hard-court cam-paign as the Spaniard recovered todefeat Sergiy Stakhovsky 7-6 (7/4),6-3.

The seventh seed had to wait fortwo hours before his match at theUniprix stadium could begin, after amorning rain shower was followedby a towel-drying effort and repairsto bubbles on the rubberized surface.

But once down to business, Nadalmade the most of his opening conteston the cement, winning the first set ina tiebreaker and sweeping the secondto reach the third round and a datewith Mikhail Youzhny, who beatFrench ninth seed Gilles Simon 6-1,6-4.

Andy Murray beats Tommy Robredo afterdelay, Stan Wawrinka exits Montreal

Shikhar Dhawan becomes only the third Indianopener to score back-to-back away Test tons

SYDNEYLegendary leg-spinner

Shane Warne on Thursdayhit out at former Australiacricket coach JohnBuchanan for his criticismof outgoing captainMichael Clarke's leader-ship skills.

Buchanan had voiced hisunhappiness at Australia'sperformance after the teamlost the fourth Ashes Testin England within threedays to trail the series 1-3.The 62-year-old hadalleged that Clarke, whowill retire after the series,had eroded the team cul-ture during his tenure asskipper. But Warne assert-ed that Buchanan wasunqualified to speak on thematter since he lacks on-

field experience and has noidea what the players gothrough.

"It’s an absolute joke,really. Guys like JohnBuchanan trying to docheap shots and say thathe's let down the culture ofthe baggy green. Give us abreak, mate. Are you forreal?" Warne was quotedas saying by ChannelNine.

"This bloke had no ideaabout the game of cricket.He never played the game,doesn't know what theplayers go through. Andsuddenly he's saying hewrecked the culture of thebaggy green," Warne, whoclaimed 708 wickets in145 Tests before retiring inJanuary 2007, added.

Shane Warne blasts John Buchananfor criticising Michael Clarke

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FatigueConstant fatigue that

does not get better with restcan be a sign of cancer.This is a tricky one becausea lot of people feel fatiguefor completely differentreasons. But if you startfeeling tired all the timeyou should get yourselfchecked.

10 alarming signsthat points to cancer

Moonlight pro-duction pres-ents yet

another interesting storyof a girl named lillywho hailed from a smalltown and wanna getrich, successful overnight. But,will she orwon't she? Stay tuned,promos to out soon.Samira Raza, in mainlead with supportingcast Reet, Roopa,Sahiba, Akanksha andGagan Deep Singh.Param of Moonlightproductions is veryhopeful that this smallbudget entertainer willdo big in the industry.

This small budget entertainer willdo big in the industry: Param MLP

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Bollywood’s veryown action king,Akshay Kumar,

recently injured his legwhile shooting for a songsequence for his muchawaited film, Singh isBliing. According to thesources, the Singh is Bliingstar was supposed to jumpfrom a fire hula loop whilefilming for the song, TungTung Baje. While doing so,his leg accidentally caughtfire. Immediate actionswere taken to extinguishthe fire and rescue the 47-year-old actor.

A source who witnessedthe whole situation saidthat it is indeed notablethat Akki prefers to do allstunts by himself, withoutusing a body double. “Sowhile jumping through theburning hula loop, his legcaught fire,” he says. Thisis not it. Even after the

accident, Akshay insistedon performing the stuntagain, confirms the source.

Singh is Bliing is pre-

sented by DhavalJayantilal Gada andGrazing Goat pictures LLPand produced by Ashvini

Yardi. It has AkshayKumar and Amy Jacksonin lead roles and is slatedto release on October 2

OMG! Akshay Kumar’s leg catches firewhile shooting for Singh is Bliing

Piku, Haider and TanuWeds Manu Returnsare among the

Bollywood entertainers tobe screened at the IndianFilm Festival, which willtake place in Russia. It willbe held at Formula KinoGorizont and IndianCultural Centre KSRK,according to a statement.The four-day fest is aimedat bridging the gapbetween the two entertain-ment industries in the

world – Russia and India.With live music and danceperformances in whichRussian dancers will per-form on Indian classicalmusic, the event will offerthe Russian community aunique opportunity to learnabout India’s multi-facetedculture and long history offilmmaking.

“I think after Raj Kapoor,this is the second big thing(from India) that is happen-

ing in Russia. Russianshave always loved Indiancinema and this shows theprominence that the filmindustry of India hasgained,” RC Dalal, creativedirector of Indian FilmFestival Worldwide, said ina statement. ”IFFW aims tomake sure that Indian film-makers reach the crossoveraudience which is stilluntouched. I thank Indianembassy for the supportand making this film festi-

val possible,” Dalal added.

Bollywood celebritieswho will be going to attendthe festival includeAyushmann Khurrana,Shoojit Sircar, MadhurBhandarkar and Tabu.

Vicky Donor fameShoojit Sircar is the‘Director in Focus’ at thefest, where Madras Cafeand Dil Dhadakne Do willalso be screened.

Deepika Padukone’s Piku, Shahid Kapoor’s Haiderto be screened at the Indian Film Festival in Russia